Chapter 41: The Fight Began

Ye Ling returned to her room without disturbing Aunt, and slowly lay down on the bed.

She closed her eyes, but sleep was nowhere to be found, her mind repeating the same question over and over again.

What on earth did that guy mean?

She didn’t really have any special feelings for Lin Yu. Well, perhaps that wasn’t quite right—she was deeply curious about him.

Why did he appear in her dreams? Why did he act so strangely after hearing her talk about that dream?

Did he know something? Did he know what that dream meant?

A barrage of questions left her mind in turmoil as she tossed and turned in bed.

After a while, she sat up.

“No, I have to ask him clearly, or I won’t be able to sleep tonight.”

In this, she was quite similar to Gu Yunxi: stubborn and decisive.

Wearing her nightdress, she got out of bed, but as she reached the door, she suddenly remembered that the dress was too short. Turning back, she changed into her regular clothes.

What she didn’t notice was that her earlier movements had awakened Gu Yunxi as well.

Where is Xiao Ling going in her clothes at this hour? Could it be…!

The thing she most feared was happening: her niece knew that boy was next door.

And for some reason, Xiao Ling wanted to go find him herself.

Gu Yunxi hurriedly got up and followed.

She had just reached the door in her cartoon pajamas when she heard a voice outside that definitely shouldn’t be here.

“You… What are you doing here?”

“…?” Gu Yunxi wondered if she had misheard. Why did Lin Mowei’s voice sound… scared?

Could that be right? That woman was actually afraid?

And afraid of Xiao Ling? What on earth was going on?

She slowed her steps, hiding behind the door to keep listening to their conversation.

Ye Ling hadn’t expected it either. As soon as she stepped out, she saw a beautiful big sister standing at the door next to hers.

But such a pretty person seemed to be up to something shady—sneaking around, trying to pick a lock.

What confused her even more was that, before she even said a word, the woman’s expression turned as if she’d seen a ghost.

Ye Ling furrowed her brows tightly, one foot shifting back, ready to take action at any moment.

“You know me? And what are you doing? That’s not your room, is it?”

She had never met Lin Mowei, so she didn’t know this was her future teacher at Qiongdian Academy.

Compared to Ye Ling’s wariness, Lin Mowei was a bit stunned. She was truly panicking—very, very panicked.

Neither Xia Yanran nor Qin Wuyue, nor those women who would appear in Qiongdian Academy in the future, had ever fazed her.

But this not-so-pretty girl was the one she most wanted to keep away from her little brother.

Even if they met, she would never let them get close.

Why, why was she here!

Lin Mowei screamed inwardly, trying to keep her voice calm. “I-I’m his sister, here to see him.”

It was just too sudden—she wasn’t prepared at all.

Ye Ling heard her stammer and didn’t quite believe her.

“Do you have any proof that you’re his sister?”

“I…” Lin Mowei’s mind was in chaos, and Ye Ling’s question caught her off guard.

Seeing her unable to answer, Ye Ling narrowed her eyes.

“Leave that place immediately. I’ll check with him to see if you’re really his sister.”

“No way!” Lin Mowei refused without thinking.

“No? Why not, if you’re his sister?”

With this reaction, Ye Ling was even more certain that this seemingly glamorous woman definitely had bad intentions for the boy inside.

“I…”

Damn it, say something already!

Lin Mowei was not usually this flustered, but it depended on the situation. If it involved her brother, and especially if it also involved Ye Ling, her rationality, under this double pressure, became extremely fragile.

Gu Yunxi, behind the door, was puzzled as well. What’s wrong with this orangutan? Xiao Ling didn’t even say much—why is she acting like she’s stuck?

Sigh, never mind, I’ll step in. Keeping it like this isn’t helping. After all, this woman will be Xiao Ling’s teacher in the future.

She didn’t want her niece getting close to Lin Yu because of Lin Mowei. Now she wanted her niece to have a good relationship with Lin Mowei because the two would become teacher and student.

It sounded contradictory, but actually made sense. When two things conflicted, she would always put Ye Ling first.

Just as she decided to go out, the flustered Lin Mowei seemed to think of something. A cold voice rang out.

“You’re here, which means… Gu Yunxi is here too? She brought Xiao Yu here!”

Lin Mowei finally understood why she’d met Ye Ling here, and why Xiao Yu had met this girl ahead of time.

It was all because of that shorty she couldn’t get along with!

With her abilities, Gu Yunxi could easily spirit Xiao Yu away without anyone noticing.

“Let her come out and see me.” Lin Mowei’s eyes were icy, her words squeezed through clenched teeth.

A fierce killing intent exploded out, making Ye Ling involuntarily take a step back. “W-What are you trying to do?”

Having regained her composure, Lin Mowei no longer feared her, stepping forward and looking down into her eyes. “I don’t want to do anything. I’m looking for Gu Yunxi.”

“Stop scaring Xiao Ling! If you want something, come at me!” Gu Yunxi opened the door and stood in front of Ye Ling, glaring angrily at the obviously unstable woman.

“Heh,” Lin Mowei sneered, “Gu Yunxi, I’ll only ask you one thing—was it you who brought Xiao Yu here?”

“Ha?” Gu Yunxi raised an eyebrow. The two of them already didn’t get along, and now being interrogated like this, she couldn’t stand it.

“So what if I did? So what if I didn’t? He’s a person, with his own mind. He can go wherever he wants. Aren’t you being a bit too nosy?”

She wasn’t siding with Lin Yu—she just couldn’t stand Lin Mowei and wanted to provoke her.

“Fine, fine, so it really was you who brought Xiao Yu here. Good, very good.”

Lin Mowei suddenly smiled, though it looked like a volcano about to erupt.

“Xiao Ling, go back inside,” Gu Yunxi said calmly.

“Aunt…”

“Inside!”

“…Okay.”

Ye Ling knew what was coming and couldn’t stop it. The only thing she could do was not distract her aunt.

She had just returned to her room. As the door closed, there was a heavy thud outside, followed by violent tremors.

“You lunatic! You really want to fight here!”

“It’s all your fault, all because of you!”

The two women’s words, completely at odds, quickly grew distant, accompanied by the sounds of shattering walls.

Ye Ling immediately opened the door, her eyes widening at the scene before her.

The wall was broken, the carpet torn to shreds, and the ceiling had a huge hole all the way to the outside.

Before long, other guests came out to see what was happening, some even taking out their phones to call the police.

Ye Ling wanted to stop them, but she had no reason to.

Just then, Lin Yu groggily opened his door, stunned by what he saw.

“What happened here?”

Ye Ling looked at him with complicated eyes. “Just now, someone claiming to be your sister came looking for you. When she saw my aunt, the two of them started fighting.”

“Oh, ah???”

Lin Yu was instantly wide awake, his mouth twitching. “M-My sister? This is bad…”